Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1887-11-13
THEIR BODIES.
WHAT SHALL BR DONE WITH TIE DEAD
ANARCHISTS.
Scenes at the Unaer,aker's Kstablishment-
Conference Between the Mayor
and other Ofteials


were Ahin hlttl lut execution Fceifiudl
were thrown open 10y o'clock tins
morning ana the crowd which had been
waiting 20 view the remains began to
file in. Only the bodies of Parsons and
Fischer were left e. CRAFTY the morbid
curiosity OF the crowd, the remains OF
Spies and Engel having already been re-
moved. Occasionally one of the curious
vould muttcr something as he cazed
upon the upturned. distorted faces of the
Dead but most of the people passed on
silently after a single glance Mt the couu-
tenaDces oi these much telkcd-of men.
ST 93O O'Clock the doors were closed.
At that time there was a bg crowd out
SIDE. and 1t was estimated that four OF
five thousand people had viewed the re-
mains Half an hour later the bodies
were removed to the residences of the
dead Anarchists No excitement at
tended the transfer of the remains.
II looked very much this morning as If
the city authorities would refuse TO allow
the friends of the executed Anarchists TO
carry ont their programme respecting
tine funerals. which are set for to-mOr-
row. 10 has been learned that Mayor
Roche. Chicfof-pohce Ebersold, In
spector Couhold. and Commissi0nor-of-
Public. Records Swi have bad long
conference respecting what they would or
would NOT nllow. The Chief and Mayor
are both set against permitting crowds to
line the streets through which the cor
f,ge proposes passing. and It may Toe de-
cided that the huria.s Of the "Reds
will have to hoe made separately.
An incident occurred this morning
which shows the temper Of tho law
abiding people Of the city. Spies was a
member of the aurora Tum-Nercln.
Som. ~orialistic members OF the Organ-
glt.ou placed the American flag at half
mast on the Aurora Ium-Halle. Ii had
not hcDn there long before the owners Of
the building ordered the flag to be taken
down. and 1t WIS done. II was strongly
limited that the authorities Of Wsldhclm
cemetery. tine one ~ which Itisproposed
10 bury the Reds and over their
graves erect q monument, were seriously
considering whether II was not their
duty 20 refuse a resting place for the An
archists' remains within their enclosure ;
at least they viii not allow monuments
Both of the owners of Aurora Turn
Halle, 1t may be interesting to know,
are Germans. II is also learned that
the owners Of Turn-Halle would most
likely refuse 10 allow the body of Spies
20 he IN state IN the hall, as WAS pro-
posed.
AT 10 o'clock the casket containing the
body of Fischer was taken out. 1t was
90 bee taken 10 tine home of his wife 1t
was quickly lifted into wagon and an
olcloth covering was spread over IT.
Then the undertaken and his assistants
mounted the box and the wagon was
driven out of Milwaukee avenue, fol-
lowed by a crowd Of small boys, the
most of the grown people staying be-
hind in the hope of getting glance at
Parsons. 4 detail of police Just going
on duty came along at the time
and marched after the wagon.
This created some commotion along
the avenue, bat 1t died ont when the
police turned oil at Noble street. The
wagon with JUS guard of boys moved on
10 the house OF Mrs. Fischer, just block
east of Milwaukee avenue. 1t is two
story frame structure, and occupied by
several families. Mrs. Fischer's apart
meut, are in the rear on the ground
floor and are entered through an arch
under the rear stairway leading from the
second story This arch was draped
with white and black cambria. Around
the house was great crowd of women
and children evidently belonging IN the
They were morbidly Gu
rous rather than sympathetic, and when
the wagon drew up in front of the house
they crmcd their necks to see what they
could. Mrs. Fischer was at the house
of one of the neighbors when the body
Of her husband arrived, but as soon as
it had been carried into the house and
properly placed she was escorted into
Der dcs0late home 10y two female friends.
She was suffering greatly, and her actions
were somewhat hysterical. She stopped
threw her arms about one
or the other of her friends, and wept
bitterly.
At o'clock the curious throng still
hung about the house. The doors and
windows of Chris. Spies's house, where
t.- body of the dead Anarchist hes, were
AIRED and would not be opened for any
o.. Long strips of white and black
crap. swung from the Goor-belL At the
g.. .f the symbols of mourning was a
l-e lack rose, made also of Grape, and
.r.. the middle of the rose stTtamers OF
l-I tered i'm the breeze. From the
l mt the dead body arrived at the re-
ZEE of Auoust's brother the house
. been surrounded 10y crowds OF IN
a. tive spectators. This morning the
mblaec gradually increased in mum
irr,. au anxious 20 get look ut the face
Of tie famous Anarchist. Nobody was
lrri,d. repeated calls at the door
faded 10 elicit any response.
t.uUAn AND FiFLDEN OPT FOR JOLIET.
Cuc,Go. November 12.-Schwab and
Te.ien left Chicago for ) 'liet ut l
O. clock TO day. 4 few acquaintances OF
Iiedcn were at tie station and a few
oilers gathered around the car IN which
tie two cougicts were placed, but that
Was all.
PROGRAMME or THE FUNERAL.
II was definitely decided thisaiternoon
that the remains OF August Spies should
rot be laid in state in Aurora Hall to-
-.orrow. State-Representative +. A..
who is at the head Of the Com
uittee of Arrangements, declares that
the refusal 10 allow the remains in the
Iali rs due 10 the fear of the owners that
the police would revoke their license 10
Sell liquor # 1t should be done. This
Jbc owners deny.
punctually at noon the friends OF the
deceased will be admitted TO take last
look at the corpsos at their late homes,
and shortly ate, this the cOUe0c will
start from Mrs Fisclcr's house. 1t will
stop st Mis-. paTsons's house, where the
hearse containing bis coffin will take its
place iu the procession and the Knights
Of Labor and others Will fall into line.
The coucourse following Spiess body
VIII loin the procession TO where Lingg' S
and Engers bodies he Then the pro.
cession will be formed with the De
fence Committee az the head and
followed by the Aurora Turn
Vercin, knights of Labor organizations,
German Typographical Onion, No. .,
Union. Painters Union,